When suffering comes to us, we often ask why. People sometimes say it’s because the sufferer did something wrong. The book of Job examines the suffering of one man who suffered precisely because he was blameless. Job’s friends supposed that he was guilty of some unknown sin. They tried to persuade him to repent, but Job knew he hadn’t sinned, so he questioned God. Finally, God appeared, but he …
2Muchas veces he oído cosas como estas; Consoladores molestos sois todos vosotros.
3¿Tendrán fin las palabras vacías? ¿O qué te anima a responder?
4También yo podría hablar como vosotros, Si vuestra alma estuviera en lugar de la mía; Yo podría hilvanar contra vosotros palabras, Y sobre vosotros mover mi cabeza.
5Pero yo os alentaría con mis palabras, Y la consolación de mis labios apaciguaría vuestro dolor.
6Si hablo, mi dolor no cesa; Y si dejo de hablar, no se aparta de mí.
7Pero ahora tú me has fatigado; Has asolado toda mi compañía.
8Tú me has llenado de arrugas; testigo es mi flacura, Que se levanta contra mí para testificar en mi rostro.
9Su furor me despedazó, y me ha sido contrario; Crujió sus dientes contra mí; Contra mí aguzó sus ojos mi enemigo.
10Abrieron contra mí su boca; Hirieron mis mejillas con afrenta; Contra mí se juntaron todos.
11Me ha entregado Dios al mentiroso, Y en las manos de los impíos me hizo caer.
12Próspero estaba, y me desmenuzó; Me arrebató por la cerviz y me despedazó, Y me puso por blanco suyo.
13Me rodearon sus flecheros, Partió mis riñones, y no perdonó; Mi hiel derramó por tierra.
14Me quebrantó de quebranto en quebranto; Corrió contra mí como un gigante.
15Cosí cilicio sobre mi piel, Y puse mi cabeza en el polvo.
16Mi rostro está inflamado con el lloro, Y mis párpados entenebrecidos,
17A pesar de no haber iniquidad en mis manos, Y de haber sido mi oración pura.
18¡Oh tierra! no cubras mi sangre, Y no haya lugar para mi clamor.
19Mas he aquí que en los cielos está mi testigo, Y mi testimonio en las alturas.
20Disputadores son mis amigos; Mas ante Dios derramaré mis lágrimas.
21¡Ojalá pudiese disputar el hombre con Dios, Como con su prójimo!
22Mas los años contados vendrán, Y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
I
Versículo 4
I. 16:4 Job might have wanted to shake his head in mockery or in horror (2 Kgs 19:21; Pss 22:7; 109:…
16:4 Job might have wanted to shake his head in mockery or in horror (2 Kgs 19:21; Pss 22:7; 109:25; Isa 37:22; Jer 18:16; Lam 2:15; Matt 27:39).
II
Versículo 7
II. 16:7 Job’s family here means his extended household, including his servants (1:15-19).
16:7 Job’s family here means his extended household, including his servants (1:15-19).
III
Versículo 9
III. 16:9-10 jeer and laugh at me: Job was the subject of mockery (cp. Ps 35:21; Isa 57:4; Lam 2:16; 3…
16:9-10 jeer and laugh at me: Job was the subject of mockery (cp. Ps 35:21; Isa 57:4; Lam 2:16; 3:46). • To slap the cheek was less an act of violence (Ps 3:7; Mic 5:1) than an insult (1 Kgs 22:24; Isa 50:6; Lam 3:30; Matt 26:67).
IV
Versículo 12
IV. 16:12 took me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal with its prey (see 16:9), but it is …
16:12 took me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal with its prey (see 16:9), but it is more likely a military image that signaled defeat (Gen 49:8; Ps 18:40).
V
Versículo 13
V. 16:13 pierce me: Literally pierce my kidneys. • my blood: Literally my gall. The picture is of wo…
16:13 pierce me: Literally pierce my kidneys. • my blood: Literally my gall. The picture is of wounds to vital organs.
VI
Versículo 14
VI. 16:14 Again and again he smashes against me: Job pictures himself as a fortress that God is besie…
16:14 Again and again he smashes against me: Job pictures himself as a fortress that God is besieging. Job saw God as a warrior (cp. Exod 15:3; Ps 24:8) who did not defend him or offer him salvation (Jer 20:11; Zeph 3:17) but attacked him as though he were dangerous (Job 6:12; see Isa 42:13).
VII
Versículo 15
VII. 16:15 Since Job insisted on his innocence, his wearing burlap (literally I sewed on burlap) was a…
16:15 Since Job insisted on his innocence, his wearing burlap (literally I sewed on burlap) was a sign of mourning, not penitence. Perhaps it was attached to indicate that he would never remove it because he could never be consoled (Gen 37:34-35). • My pride lies in the dust (literally I have buried my horn in the dust): A horn symbolized dignity and power (1 Sam 2:1; Pss 75:4-5; 89:17, 24; 92:10; 112:9; 148:14); cutting it off inflicted degrading humiliation (Ps 75:10; Jer 48:25; Zech 1:12).
VIII
Versículo 17
VIII. 16:17 done no wrong (or done no violence; Hebrew lo’-khamas): If violence is the meaning, Job was…
16:17 done no wrong (or done no violence; Hebrew lo’-khamas): If violence is the meaning, Job was possibly denying that he was a formidable warrior who should be attacked (16:12-14; see also Isa 59:6; Jon 3:8). • Contrary to Eliphaz’s charge (Job 15:4-5) and Bildad’s assumption (8:6), Job’s prayer was pure because he was innocent (Gen 20:5; Isa 59:3).
IX
Versículo 18
IX. 16:18-22 Job expected his suffering to prove fatal (7:7, 21; 10:20-22); he pleaded with God to re…
16:18-22 Job expected his suffering to prove fatal (7:7, 21; 10:20-22); he pleaded with God to reveal his innocence even if he died first.
16:18 Job’s blood would cry out that he had been innocent and that he had suffered undeservedly (cp. Gen 4:10-11; Isa 26:21; Ezek 24:7-8).
X
Versículo 19
X. 16:19-21 my witness is in heaven: Job wished for a benevolent third party who would mediate betwe…
16:19-21 my witness is in heaven: Job wished for a benevolent third party who would mediate between him and God (see 9:32-35). Job wanted an advocate from heaven (16:19; cp. Zech 3:1) who would eventually stand on the earth (Job 19:25; cp. 1 Sam 24:15; John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; 1 Jn 2:1).
Antiguo Testamento
Job — Capítulo 16
When suffering comes to us, we often ask why. People sometimes say it’s because the sufferer did something wrong. The book of Job examines the suffering of one man who suffered precisely because he was blameless. Job’s friends supposed that he was guilty of some unknown sin. They tried to persuade him to repent, but Job knew he hadn’t sinned, so he questioned God. Finally, God appeared, but he …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Respondió Job, y dijo:
2Muchas veces he oído cosas como estas; Consoladores molestos sois todos vosotros.
3¿Tendrán fin las palabras vacías? ¿O qué te anima a responder?
4También yo podría hablar como vosotros, Si vuestra alma estuviera en lugar de la mía; Yo podría hilvanar contra vosotros palabras, Y sobre vosotros mover mi cabeza.
5Pero yo os alentaría con mis palabras, Y la consolación de mis labios apaciguaría vuestro dolor.
6Si hablo, mi dolor no cesa; Y si dejo de hablar, no se aparta de mí.
7Pero ahora tú me has fatigado; Has asolado toda mi compañía.
8Tú me has llenado de arrugas; testigo es mi flacura, Que se levanta contra mí para testificar en mi rostro.
9Su furor me despedazó, y me ha sido contrario; Crujió sus dientes contra mí; Contra mí aguzó sus ojos mi enemigo.
10Abrieron contra mí su boca; Hirieron mis mejillas con afrenta; Contra mí se juntaron todos.
11Me ha entregado Dios al mentiroso, Y en las manos de los impíos me hizo caer.
12Próspero estaba, y me desmenuzó; Me arrebató por la cerviz y me despedazó, Y me puso por blanco suyo.
13Me rodearon sus flecheros, Partió mis riñones, y no perdonó; Mi hiel derramó por tierra.
14Me quebrantó de quebranto en quebranto; Corrió contra mí como un gigante.
15Cosí cilicio sobre mi piel, Y puse mi cabeza en el polvo.
16Mi rostro está inflamado con el lloro, Y mis párpados entenebrecidos,
17A pesar de no haber iniquidad en mis manos, Y de haber sido mi oración pura.
18¡Oh tierra! no cubras mi sangre, Y no haya lugar para mi clamor.
19Mas he aquí que en los cielos está mi testigo, Y mi testimonio en las alturas.
20Disputadores son mis amigos; Mas ante Dios derramaré mis lágrimas.
21¡Ojalá pudiese disputar el hombre con Dios, Como con su prójimo!
22Mas los años contados vendrán, Y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 4
I. 16:4 Job might have wanted to shake his head in mockery or in horror (2 Kgs 19:21; Pss 22:7; 109:…
Versículo 7
II. 16:7 Job’s family here means his extended household, including his servants (1:15-19).
Versículo 9
III. 16:9-10 jeer and laugh at me: Job was the subject of mockery (cp. Ps 35:21; Isa 57:4; Lam 2:16; 3…
Versículo 12
IV. 16:12 took me by the neck: This might refer to a wild animal with its prey (see 16:9), but it is …
Versículo 13
V. 16:13 pierce me: Literally pierce my kidneys. • my blood: Literally my gall. The picture is of wo…
Versículo 14
VI. 16:14 Again and again he smashes against me: Job pictures himself as a fortress that God is besie…
Versículo 15
VII. 16:15 Since Job insisted on his innocence, his wearing burlap (literally I sewed on burlap) was a…
Versículo 17
VIII. 16:17 done no wrong (or done no violence; Hebrew lo’-khamas): If violence is the meaning, Job was…
Versículo 18
IX. 16:18-22 Job expected his suffering to prove fatal (7:7, 21; 10:20-22); he pleaded with God to re…
Versículo 19
X. 16:19-21 my witness is in heaven: Job wished for a benevolent third party who would mediate betwe…